Shakespeare festival rejigs site, changes tent location

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan has reconfigured its site, moving its main tent farther back where the concession/community stage tent was located.

“It seems like it should be something that’s easy — you just stick the tent on the other end of the site, but it’s something that’s taken a long time and a lot of years to be able to accomplish,” artistic producer Will Brooks said Wednesday.

There will be less traffic noise from nearby Spadina Crescent, which was the main reason for the move.

“It is a pretty significance difference,” Brooks said.

Several years of planning have gone into the change, particularly with getting sponsors on board.

“ASL Paving came in and brought 150 yards of crushed concrete in to re-level the site. There used to be a power box that was in the exact wrong spot for having the tent over here, so Centennial 360 came in and moved that power box,” Brooks said.

The change will have other advantages as well, he added.

“It will still feel like the wonderful spot on the riverbank, in fact even more so. We’ve managed to reconfigure things so that our audiences have really great river views. There’s a deck on the other side of the site where the audiences will be able to sit down and really enjoy the river.

“It will be much better for the performances and I think a great audience experience just coming down to our park.”

The festival is producing a period version of Richard III and a bluegrass version of Twelfth Night from July 5 to Aug. 25. Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.ca and for group sales and specials at 306.653.2300. The on-site box office opens June 14.

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